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April 21, 2003
For most of them, it was the largest single payday of their lives. Because they’re students and incipient writers, two undertakings not generally known for sizeable financial returns, the dollar amount on the checks they received likely will stand unsurpassed for years to come. They’re winners of the annual Hopwood Awards, and they were recognized…
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April 21, 2003
Behind every pair of well-manicured hands that plays on many of the University’s pianos, there’s one pair with a few more cuts and scrapes. (Photos by Martin Vloet,U-M Photo Services) This pair belongs to Robert Grijalva, an assistant professor in the School of Music and director of the keyboard maintenance program. With a staff of…
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April 21, 2003
Vehicle crash victims who have alcohol in their systems at the time of the crash suffer worse injuries, and are more likely to sustain a severe injury, than those who haven’t been drinking, a U-M study finds. The difference—which was seen in both drivers and passengers of crashed vehicles, in victims of all kinds of…
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April 21, 2003
It was a day of sequins and spandex, little girls and big dreams April 14 when the CBS show “Star Search” came to the Michigan League. Dancers, singers and models of varying ages auditioned for the program. At left, Gabrielle Forstall, 8, performs a tap dance routine. She and her sister, Stephanie, danced to “Ma,…
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April 21, 2003
Diners at Markley Hall are served dinner consisting of locally grown and organic foods, including beef from the Roseland Organic Farm in Cass County, potatoes from the DuRussel Farm in Manchester and pasta sauce from Eden Foods in Clinton. The April 10 dinner was part of the overall environmental stewardship and sustainability goals of University…
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April 21, 2003
As Ben Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” These are the words that Lizzie Burt and Kathy Goldberg live by as the M-Fit Community Nutrition Culinary School chefs. Together, they promote a healthy lifestyle for the University community through biweekly cooking classes, guest lectures and enough nutritious, yet…
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April 21, 2003
Alexander Knysh, chair of the Near Eastern Studies Department, poses with LSA students Paige Butler, Julie Knackstedt and David Matz April 14. The department won the LSA Student Government’s annual Departmental Excellence Award. Responses from students showed the department was concerned with providing for its students and offering as many courses and resources as possible,…
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April 21, 2003
Improving the health status of Latino children in the United States isn’t a simple matter. It involves issues of the educational system, health insurance coverage, and language and culture communication, among many other needs. About 70 people gathered at the Campus Inn April 14 for a full day of conversations about Latino children’s health policy.…
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April 21, 2003
Archery, muzzle loading, raptor identification, and fly tying and casting—what better way to spend the weekend of Mother’s Day? For Gail Chapman, a mother and grandmother, this sounds like an ideal holiday. Now the chairwoman of Wild Women of Washtenaw (WWOW), Chapman participated in the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program in northern Michigan six years…
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April 21, 2003
The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to seven faculty and six graduate students to support research projects they will pursue in 2003-04. “Choosing fellows from a field of applicants as distinguished as Michigan’s is something of an impossibility,” says institute Director Daniel Herwitz, who chaired the selection meetings. “We believe, however, that next…
